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Repeat: You don't know what the salary cap number will be in 2016. You won't even know what the problem will look like. lol

I can make a projection. And the FO has an even better idea to make the projection than I do. The cap rose roughly 2% this year. I figure when the TV money comes in, it'll rise at roughly 4%-5% per year. If any new stadia are built, add in an extra .5% or so per stadium to account for increased ticket and luxury box sales. So, I'll say the cap will be between roughly $130m-$135m. And I have 0 access to any of the financial forecasting data that the NFL front offices have.

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Uh, unless I'm wrong (and I might be because I'm still learning about the cap, so forgive me) aren't we debating about not extending Cruz in order to save money and extend Randle?

No, I was saying it's better to have Cruz on a shorter extension to give us more flexibility a few years from now. I want Cruz extended; I just think it benefits the team more to not extend him for more than 3 years. 4 is okay, but not ideal.

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No, I was saying it's better to have Cruz on a shorter extension to give us more flexibility a few years from now. I want Cruz extended; I just think it benefits the team more to not extend him for more than 3 years. 4 is okay, but not ideal.

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You need a vague idea of your team's infrastructure for years in advance. If Randle becomes the player we all expect him to be, he's gonna need a new deal, and he might be a more intriguing option than Cruz will in three years.

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I thought you suggested not extending Cruz so in 3 years we can extend Randle. Got it now.

Oh hell no. lol

I just want to be sure the FO has as much flexibility later as they can. This way here, they can make the best decision about who to carry moving forward and won't be handcuffed into making a decision one way or the other.

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And again, I can't stress enough that it's merely speculation on my part. Like Drez mentioned with the puzzle pieces, you can't just kind of hope these things fall into place.

If Nicks and Cruz are signed until 2018, or 2019, Randle (if he pans out) will have zero chance of getting a new deal in 2016, especially if Nicks/Cruz have backloaded deals. Sure, you can cut one of them, but you're gonna eat some sort of penalty for it and, let's face it, probably have to cut ties with a locker-room favorite/great player.

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And again, I can't stress enough that it's merely speculation on my part. Like Drez mentioned with the puzzle pieces, you can't just kind of hope these things fall into place.

If Nicks and Cruz are signed until 2018, or 2019, Randle (if he pans out) will have zero chance of getting a new deal in 2016, especially if Nicks/Cruz have backloaded deals. Sure, you can cut one of them, but you're gonna eat some sort of penalty for it and, let's face it, probably have to cut ties with a locker-room favorite/great player.